Energy Department among federal agencies breached by Russian ransomware gang
U.S. officials say the Department of Energy is among a small number of federal agencies compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang’s global hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations and governments
2023-06-16 06:47
Amazon debuts its headquarters complex in Virginia as it brings workers back to office
Amazon has unveiled the first phase of its new headquarters complex in Virginia
2023-06-16 04:28
FDA advisers endorse updating COVID vaccines to target latest omicron strain
The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall
2023-06-16 04:27
Texas governor signs bill placing limits on transgender athletes in college sports
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law Thursday barring transgender college athletes in the state from competing in sports that align with their gender identity -- expanding a 2021 law that banned transgender students in K-12 Texas school districts and some charter schools from doing the same.
2023-06-16 04:22
Twitter worst among major social media platforms when it comes to LGBTQ safety, GLAAD says
All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment — especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said on Thursday
2023-06-16 03:19
U.S. Senate confirms Nusrat Choudhury as first Muslim female federal judge
By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed civil rights lawyer Nusrat Choudhury to the U.S. District
2023-06-16 03:15
US FDA panel weighs makeup of next COVID vaccine
By Bhanvi Satija and Sriparna Roy (Reuters) -Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were meeting on Thursday to
2023-06-16 02:50
Demolition work on the collapsed section of I-95 in Philadelphia is expected to finish today. Next comes the monthslong effort to rebuild
Crews in Philadelphia are on track to complete demolition work Thursday on the section of Interstate 95 that crumbled last weekend after a tanker truck hauling gasoline crashed and burst into flames, Pennsylvania's governor said, but it could take months before the overpass is reconstructed. Once demolition is complete, Gov. Josh Shapiro said teams will work around the clock to rebuild the overpass, though he did not say when construction would be complete.
2023-06-16 01:51
IMF slams new Pakistan budget proposal, says government failing to implement a more fair tax system
The International Monetary Fund has slammed Pakistan’s government over its proposal for the new annual budget, saying it failed to implement a more fair tax system in the draft
2023-06-16 01:19
Theme parks bounced back in 2022 from pandemic lows with revenue, if not attendance
Last year marked a return to normal for the theme park industry around the world with operators reporting revenues at par or above pre-pandemic levels
2023-06-16 00:26
ECB Hikes Again as Lagarde Calls July Increase ‘Very Likely’
The European Central Bank lifted interest rates by another quarter-point, with President Christine Lagarde describing a further hike
2023-06-15 23:50
Liberia Is Latest Nation to Find Tainted Medicine From India
Liberia joined a list of countries that have found contaminated medicine originating from India’s $42 billion drugmaking industry.
2023-06-15 23:49